étagère — meaning in English
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English meaning
- bookshelf noun A shelf, or set of shelves, used to store and display books.
- rack noun A framework or set of shelves, bars, or hooks used for holding, storing, or displaying things.
- shelf noun A flat board fixed to a wall or cabinet, used for holding or displaying objects.
- whatnot noun Small miscellaneous items or odds and ends.
Senses
étagère is used for these senses in English:
- bookshelf (furniture) A shelf or shelves for storing books for easy visual reference.
- rack A series of one or more shelves, stacked one above the other
- shelf A flat, rigid structure, fixed at right angles to a wall or forming a part of a cabinet, desk, etc., and used to display, store, or support objects.
- shelf The capacity of such an object
- whatnot (furniture) A freestanding set of shelves on which ornaments are displayed; an etagere.
rack — full definition
- noun A framework or set of shelves, bars, or hooks used for holding, storing, or displaying things.
- noun A frame for carrying luggage or equipment on a vehicle, such as the roof rack of a car.
- noun Historically, a device with a ratchet used to torture people by stretching their limbs.
- noun A bar with teeth that meshes with a gear (a pinion) to convert rotary motion into straight-line motion, or works with a pawl to allow movement in only one direction.
- verb To cause severe strain, pain, or suffering.